JáN KUBIÅ¡: "AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE SOLUTION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT"

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 28 2008

Baku. Tamara Grigoryeva -APA. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov has met Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of
Ministers, Slovakian Foreign Minister Ján Kubiš.

The ministers have held a briefing after the meeting, APA
reports.Mammadyarov stated that bilateral relations had been
discussed at the meeting. "Unfortunately, the relations between the
two countries are not on proper level. We hope that these relations
will further be developed. There is much potential for the cooperation
between Azerbaijan and Slovakia", he said. Mammadyarov noted that
he had given information to the guest about the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict. The Minister mentioned that he would meet Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian and OSCE MG Co-Chairs on May 6. Ján Kubiš
stressed the importance of further expansion of relations between the
two countries. The guest stated that his country had potential to
cooperate with Azerbaijan on economy, energy and construction. To
him, legal base should be expanded for it. Kubiš touched upon
Nagorno Karabakh conflict and noted that Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity should be taken into account during the solution to Nagorno
Karabakh. Kubiš added that his visit to Azerbaijan aimed to discuss
the pre-election situation and freedom of press.

"We had several recommendations. We hope that Azerbaijan will do its
best to hold elections democratically and transparently", he said.

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